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171st Air Refueling Wing firefighters train with Pennsylvania Strike Team 1
July 12, 2024 — Air National Guardsmen from the 171st Air Refueling Wing’s Fire and Emergency Services Flight recently participated in a training event with Pennsylvania Strike Team 1 aimed at enhancing skills in search and rescue and emergency response operations at the Allegheny County Fire Academy... MORE

Pennsylvania Air National Guardsman Tech. Sgt. Scott Frederick with the 171st Air Refueling Wing Fire and Emergency Services Flight operates the DS11 hydraulic concrete chainsaw while receiving training from members of Pennsylvania Strike Team 1, at the Allegheny County Fire Academy, May 8, 2024. The partnership between the 171st and PA ST1 allows for shared resources and expertise, and provides a comprehensive training environment that benefits participants and the communities they serve. (courtesy photo)

Adjutant general visits chaplains conference
July 12, 2024 — Pennsylvania Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler spoke at a training conference for Pennsylvania Army National Guard chaplains July 2 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Pennsylvania Adjutant General Maj Gen Mark Schindler speaks at a seminar for Pennsylvania Army National Guard chaplains at Memorial Chapel at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa., July 2, 2024. Military Chaplains provide motivation, support, spiritual guidance, and help spread faith to all service members. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jessica Barb)

Pa. National Guard cyber team participates in Cyber Shield exercise
July 11, 2024 — The Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Cyber Team played a pivotal role in Cyber Shield 2024, a comprehensive and highly sophisticated cyber defense exercise held from May 31 to June 14, 2024, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia... MORE

Members of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s Cyber Team pose for a photo during Cyber Shield 2024, a comprehensive and highly sophisticated cyber defense exercise held from May 31 to June 14, 2024, in Virginia Beach, Virginia. (Courtesy photo)

SRAAG connects Army, Pa. Army National Guard
July 10, 2024 — Col. Stuart James is the Senior Regular Army Advisor to the Guard, or SRAAG, for the Pennsylvania National Guard... MORE

Col. Stuart James, right, Senior Regular Army Advisor Army National Guard, and then-Brig. Gen. Michael Wegscheider pose for a photo during the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team's rotation at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California, in 2022. (Courtesy Photo by Col. Andrew O’Connor)

TF Paxton medic trains Kenyan soldiers on tactical combat casualty care
July 2, 2024 — In an ongoing effort to bolster relations between U.S. and Kenyan military forces, U.S. Army medical, U.S. Air Force Fire Fighting, and other U.S. military personnel facilitated a three-day training event recently with Kenyan Rangers and Infantrymen... MORE

U.S. military personnel, led by Task Force Paxton medic Cpl. Vince Bartolome, recently spent three days teaching Kenyan military forces Tactical Combat Casualty Care while stationed in Manda Bay, Kenya. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Campbell)

Pa. Air National Guard wings enhance ops through Iron Keystone exercise
June 28, 2024 — Nearly all Airmen assigned to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s three wings recently took part in Exercise Iron Keystone 2024 at locations across the commonwealth and at Fort Drum, New York... MORE

EC-130J and KC-135 aircrews and ground support from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing and 193rd Special Operations Wing kept busy with hot ground refuelings/defuelings and hot crew swaps as part of Exercise Iron Keystone 2024 missions bringing them to Fort Drum, N.Y., June 9, 2024. Iron Keystone 2024 is a tri-wing exercise including elements of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 111th Attack Wing, 193rd Special Operations Wing and the 171st Air Refueling Wing strengthening interoperability between various wing elements in a forward deployed expeditionary environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Ted Nichols)

Pa. National Guard’s oldest Air unit turning 100
June 26, 2024 — The 103rd Attack Squadron, Pennsylvania’s oldest Air National Guard unit, will celebrate its 100th birthday June 27, 2024... MORE

An undated photo of an aircraft from the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 103rd Attack Squadron. The squadron, part of the 111th Attack Wing, celebrates its 100th birthday on June 27, 2024. (Courtesy photo)

First Pennsylvania Joint Resilience Team visits Lithuania
June 26, 2024 — Chaplains from the Pennsylvania Air and Army National Guard traveled to Lithuania between March and April to collaborate with Lithuanian chaplains on how they can improve support for military members as part of the State Partnership Program... MORE

Chaplains with the Pennsylvania Air National Guard and the Lithuanian Armed Forces pose for a photo in Lithuania during a collaboration to improve support to military members between March and April 2024. The cooperation between nations was part of the State Partnership Program and included support from the International Scientific Conference of Military Medicine. (Courtesy photo)

Pa. Guardsmen compete in annual The Adjutant General’s Combined-Arms Match
June 24, 2024 — Approximately 28 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire during The Adjutant General’s Combined Arms Match June 21-23 at Fort Indiantown Gap... MORE

Approximately 28 Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers and Airmen competed with rifles and pistols in multiple courses of fire during The Adjutant General’s (TAG) Combined Arms Match June 21-23 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.

Army, Air medics train together during Operation Guardian Angel
June 21, 2024 — Medics from the Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guard trained together recently to simulate a real-life medical emergency while in the field... MORE

Medics from the 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade and the 193rd Special Operations Wing trained together during Operation Guardian Angel June 18 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Jessica Barb)